Plasma Physics Research

Gkeyll Prototype Code (2012 to Present)

I am currently investigating discontinuous Galerkin-based algorithms for gyrokinetic simulations of edge plasma turbulence.
My advisor for this work is Greg Hammett.
The lead developer of Gkeyll (pronounced Jekyll) is Ammar Hakim.

Lithium Tokamak Experiment (2011 to 2012)

For my first-year experimental project at PPPL, I worked on the Edge Thomson Scattering Diagnostic on the Lithium Tokamak Experiment. My advisor for this work was Dr. Robert Kaita.